Charlie Schmidt Discography of CDs

Charlie Schmidt CD discography Given how many recent musicians follow in the vein of acoustic guitar legend John Fahey, it's enjoyable to read Charlie Schmidt's liner notes for his debut collection, where he not only makes the debt explicit but discusses his friendship and collaboration with Fahey as it took place over many years. Like other recent releases on Strange Attractors by Harris Newman and Glenn Jones, Schmidt's work takes Fahey's as the touchstone to find his own chosen ...

Charlie Schmidt CD discography Hot on the heels of the M. Ward-curated I AM THE RESURRECTION: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN FAHEY, which mostly featured the late guitarist's young admirers from the indie, post-rock, and experimental scenes, LEGEND OF BLIND JOE FAITH: THE JOHN FAHEY TRIBUTE ALBUM features covers and tributes from folk and new-age contemporaries. George Winston and Alex De Grassi's pieces show how influential Fahey's instrumental work was to the Windham Hill crowd, while folkies like Country Joe McDonald and Stefan Grossman focus on his folk and ...

Charlie Schmidt albums "Life is crawling over me," sings Stacy Quinealty on THE BULL's second track, and the sentiment of being fed up with the world, angry, and confused permeates this album. Instead of an empty exercise in self-pity, however, Carbon 9 attempts to reach out to listeners suffering through the same muddle. Beyond that, it's hard rock with an industrial metal edge, and the songs are given a muscular push by mixer Frank Gryner, who's worked with Rob Zombie and Perfect Circle. Guitarist Darwin DeVitis has ...